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… a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee Wing, 1916. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collection, … Lee thought of herself as a second-generation Canadian, her parents having been born in China. A discovery in her childhood home set in motion …
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… a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee Wing, 1916. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collection, … Lee thought of herself as a second-generation Canadian, her parents having been born in China. A discovery in her childhood home set in motion …
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… Scotia,” arrived on my desk. The first line read, “I don’t know if anyone is ever going to read this.” In his letter, Bill Pineo described … a young soldier in 1940, waiting for his ship to depart from Pier 21 and to take him overseas to join the war effort. While the anxious soldiers were counting down to what might be their last glimpse of Canada, …
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by Sorcha Clarke This is a guest post from Visiting Researcher Sorcha Clarke, a PhD candidate at Ulster University / Queen's University Belfast. It contains frank discussion of the difficult circumstances encountered by Home Children before and during their placements in Canada, including physical …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 15, 2020) Introduction: Canadian Customs before and after the Second World War In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened new … history of immigration to Canada. This blog is based on research that informs these new exhibits. Interwar immigrants coming to Canada often …
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… Palmer’s Military Service and the Lady Nelson Leonard Palmer was born in England in 1913. He emigrated to Canada to help work on the farms, as there was a shortage of help following World War I. He arrived in Halifax on the R.M.S. Lancastria on …
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… their art practice while also aligning with the Museum’s mandate. We are currently planning for the spring 2027 launch of the exhibition LULLABY from MELKI Films . This year we are looking for a local musician, music teacher or ethnomusicologist …
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… of Bedford". The oldest daughter was 19 years old and the baby, a boy, was three months old. …
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… Photographs-Life in Canada …